F is for First Moments The first moments of any adventure are the most promising, most unforgettable, most beautiful. New beginnings. Especially true of a new life. A few years ago, I was with a friend in the operation theater, holding her hand as we welcomed her baby into the world. One moment we were…

E is for Ear infection Oh I know, this is far from a glamorous or fun topic. But then who said that parenting is only fun or glamorous? All babies go through a series of ear infections. Especially  if they go to daycare or hang around siblings who go to school. Thats the nature of…

D is for daycare. “The first day at the daycare will be a nightmare,” they said. “Don’t worry, though. It will be worse for you than for the baby, they always adjust easily.”  And they were not far off. The first part was right. The second wasn’t. It didn’t help that when we went to…

C is for crawl. Or, one of the lessons my daughter taught me. When it was past 5 months and it looked as though crawling would be a long way coming for my daughter, I started worrying. And fretting. I got very nervous, and got into bouts of tears. It turned out all for naught.…